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Page 2-lhe Pally CoHegian-lanuary 21,1960 Marsoobian: Organizational structure a 'monster' continued from page 1 me that if Bob Padilla were retained, they would quit the foundation,' Sloan said. He added that if someone did pull out of the foundation because 'we wouldn't dance to their tune' it wouldn't hurt us. Sloan denied that big money men control the foundation. 'The majority of our trustees are not big spenders,' he said. 'Only about 40 of our people are $180 givers.' What may have aroused suspicions that the boosters were unduly influential In the Sweeney hiring, may have been the selection process itself. For the first time, according to interim CSUF athletic director Dr. Jack Wilcox, a committee system was used to aid in the decision to hire a head coach. Two committees were formed, one on campus, the other off campus. The membership of the off campus com¬ mittee was heavily weighted with found¬ ation members. Both groups met with all the candidates for the coaching Job and at the end of the Interviewing process, the groups together conducted a straw vote. 'In votes, I slightly carried one committee and Sweeney the other," Sloan said According to CSUF executive vice president Bill Holmes, who made the ultimate decision to hire Sweeney, the committee Sweeney carried was the on- campus committee. It then follows that the off campus committee, heavily weighted with foundation members, voted in favor of Sloan. If, as rumor had it, the foundation orchestrated the return to power of Sweeney, why was the off-campus vote for Sloan? The recommendation Dr. Wilcox took to Holmes was for Sloan. In perhaps an unprecedented move, Holmes over¬ rode the recommendation in favor of Sweeney. Was pressure brought to bear by the foundation on Holmes to make the Sweeney decision? 'Absolutely not," said Holmes. "My attitude is just that if it is an internal matter, the decision should be made internally. It's improper for an outside organization to join in that decision," he said. Holmes said his decision was based partly on the fact that the on-campus committee voted for Sweeney. "The straw vote was very close," he said. 'Since ft was an on campus matter, we should give prime consideration to the campus committee. * There were other factors, however. In reviewing the two finalists' qualifica¬ tions, Holmes found that Sloan had coached at the college level for three years and not at CSUF's division level. .Sloan had been away from coaching for seven years, according to Holmes. Sweeney, on the other hand, Holmes said, has coached for about 30 years at CSUF level or higher. 'He is proven able to produce and is a man with great influence with other coaches and the NCAA," Holmes said. He added, "It was an extremely simple decision" when you compare the qualifications of the two men. The decision to fire Padilla was made on a recommendation from Dr. Wilcox. Holmes said he contacted different people on and off campus, but that it was "strictly an in-house decision." He received no phone calls complaining of Padilla, but received phone calls after the decision was made to fire him, most¬ ly supporting the decision. Holmes also 'It was an extremely simple decision' when you compare qualifications acknowledged that he received phone calls advising him which replacement for Padilla to pick. "Numerically, more people were for Sweeney," he said. Holmes said he was unable to remember how many of those phone calls were from foundation members. There were phone calls from founda¬ tion members for Sweeney but "ex¬ tremely active people in the foundation phoned for Sloan too," Holmes said. In any case, Holmes added, "certainly there was no endorsement of either can¬ didate by the foundation.' Sloan echoed Holmes claim. "People confuse private opinion (of foundation members) with the 'opinion of the or¬ ganization itself," he said. The Wilcox recommendation to fire Padilla, according to Wilcox, was to¬ tally of his own accord. "The sad thing is that the Bulldog Foundation got credit for that but it isn' t a solid assump¬ tion. The Bulldog Foundation got undue credit," Wilcox said. If there were no official attempts by the foundation to influence university decision makers, were there unofficial efforts? Editorial New Collegian for the 80s As you are thumbing through the pages of this semester's first issue of the Daily Collegian, you may have noticed some basic changes in' format. Our news policy for this semester will not only consist of campus-related news but also stories concerning Fresno and the valley. We also hope to localize national and international issues by interviewing professors on campus who have a particular interest or expertise in world events. The Friday-Weekend edition will consist of feature stories, a calendar of com¬ munity and campus events, various columns written by professors on subjects like crime prevention, wine tasting, nutrition, health and exer¬ cise, and photography, and movie, restaurant and album reviews. Throughout the week, we hope to have strong editorials and commen¬ taries dealing not only with campus news but also local, state, national and world events. We think you as readers will enjoy this new, diverse format of the Daily Collegian. We look forward to informing you and contributing to your educational experience at CSUF. Dr. Wilcox acknowledged that "a lot of people in the community wondered if he (Padilla) was going to be able to fill the stadium.* 'I didn't hibernate,* he said "In social circles you hear them out.' "I 'dstay awake tonight If I told you I didn't listen to anyone,*. Wilcox said. He maintained, however, that he acted dut of his own convictions. 'Look at the total number of Bulldog Foundation members. There are about 3,000. There were 15,000 people at the San Diego game. So I recognize a lot of people aren' t Bulldog Foundation mem¬ bers," Wilcox said. He listens to them also he added. Wilcox estimated that his involvement in the community is split 50/50 between foundation members and non-members He insisted that there was no arm twisting by foundation associates to fire Padilla. *l made a recommendation but got all the credit (for the Padilla firing),* Wilcox said. The ultimate decision to fire Padilla was made by Holmes. What power then does the foundation have? "It's an implied power," said Arsen Marsoobian, former executive director of the foundation. "They could not run the sports program without the Bulldog Foundation's financial support." To illustrate his point Marsoobian quoted CSUF basketball coach Boyd Grant, who reportedly said "every coach should Understand that when you take money in support of your program, the donor has something to say about how it' s spent " This means, Marsoobian said, that "if he (the donor) likes blue uniforms and if you take his $100,000, you've got to recognize that at the minimum you have to tell him why you have to use white uniforms." Marsoobian said that the entire Padilla controversy avoids a very crucial issue. The foundation's organizational structure is in need of scrutiny, he said "It (the foundation) just grew without any thought or direction," Marsoobian said. The power structure is a "monster" that is non-representative, he said. The organization's bylaws set terms of office, but officers can serve "until they are asked to leave," Marsoobian said. The leadership is self sustaining because people are appointed to the board of trustees by people who are already on it and there is no voting by the general membership, according to Marsoobian. "When a person gets in office, he just kind of stays," Marsoobian said, referring to board of trustee positions. As an example of the unrepresentative nature of the foundation leadership, Marsoobian cited a tradition that vir¬ tually allows an outgoing president to handpickhis successor. "It's a tight knit group, * Marsoobian said. The entire question of foundation pow¬ er may be moot, however, if it can't even exert enough influence to ensure how its money is spent by the uni¬ versity. Most donations to the foundation go to the organization's general fund from which monies are provided in accor¬ dance with a budget drawn up by the athletic director. It is he who says how much money goes to each sport. Often a donor will designate a sport he wants his money to go to. However, if the amount of monies gathered for one sport exceeds what the athletic di¬ rector has budgeted, that money goes to the general fund, according to Sloan He said this is necessary because there is a possibility that money for that extra tennis scholarship, for instance, will be fine to net a freshman started. But if the same amount of money is not available for the next three years, the student is left high and dry. Also, Sloan said, there are limits set by the university and the NCAA on how many scholarships can be afforded one sport. The NCAA limit for basketball scholarships, for instance, is 15 If more money is designated for basketball than is allowed for by the NCAA and the extra scholarships are provided, the school is subject to NCAA discipline While the question of whether the boosters wield undue power may never be fully resolved, it seems clear that at least in the cases of the Padilla firing and ■ the Sweeney re-hiring no instance of real pressure being brought to bear is evident. It may be simply as Marsoobian said 'It's,easy for individuals.to have their opi. ons known to decision makers' at the many cocktail parties and other social events, he said. "No one said Bob has to go or my money goes," he added "No one would "do that. They have too much class " It may also be as Sloan said, 'You must draw the distinction between listening and being dictated to,' he said Sloan's inference is that between the university and the foundation, the uni¬ versity only listens but is not bound to follow foundation directives. Editor's note Because Daily Collegian staff members, like all CSUF students, are going through a transitionary period during the first week of school, we will be published only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week. Daily publication will resume the second week of school the Daily Collegian Founded in 1922 The Daiij Collegian is published by ihe Associ¬ ated Students of California Sun- University Fresno, slid the newspaper's staff Opinions ex¬ pressed are [hose of the author! Editor-in-Chief Mori Arax Managing Editor; Ricardo Pimtntet Associate Editor News: Karen tiapekx Associate Editor Production: Margaret finnan Sports Editor: Linda Marly , Photo Editor: Qreg Tratt Reporters: Matt Alger, Dick Ashjian. Doug Bunnel. Tom Brisscm, Cathy Cantthers, Ru:hard Eberle. Bill Erysian, Judy House. Mike Miyamoto. Brad Potiin. Steve Schmidt. Tony Strtens Kerry Watkins, Pete Woodaide Photographers; George Aguirre. John Bits Jim Keeney, John Walker Bunnell Manager Douglas Den Hartog Atsistant Business Manager: Sue Goi>ra Advertising Manager: Jim Lowe Assistant Advertising Manager: Deruir Strain Production Manager: Wayne Agner Assistant Production Manager: Caitie Fttterman Advertising Sales Jan Fowler Staff: Donna Kant*. Shawn Hutchinson. Chmtina GiannopouUs. Dan Pilford, Tim Hut Utters to Um editor arc welcomed Tim Daily Collegian reserves the right to edit the letters Sub¬ mission does not ffuarute*, pubijeaLan The Daily CoiUgian 's offices are looted id the KaaU Campus Bldg. on the CSV, Fresno campus Editorial: (2091 487-MM; Butiness/Adi-ertuiZ 120*) «7-22M. * The Daily Collegian U ■ member of the California InlweoDajliU i-tsm Asportation (CIPAI.
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Full-Text-Search | Page 2-lhe Pally CoHegian-lanuary 21,1960 Marsoobian: Organizational structure a 'monster' continued from page 1 me that if Bob Padilla were retained, they would quit the foundation,' Sloan said. He added that if someone did pull out of the foundation because 'we wouldn't dance to their tune' it wouldn't hurt us. Sloan denied that big money men control the foundation. 'The majority of our trustees are not big spenders,' he said. 'Only about 40 of our people are $180 givers.' What may have aroused suspicions that the boosters were unduly influential In the Sweeney hiring, may have been the selection process itself. For the first time, according to interim CSUF athletic director Dr. Jack Wilcox, a committee system was used to aid in the decision to hire a head coach. Two committees were formed, one on campus, the other off campus. The membership of the off campus com¬ mittee was heavily weighted with found¬ ation members. Both groups met with all the candidates for the coaching Job and at the end of the Interviewing process, the groups together conducted a straw vote. 'In votes, I slightly carried one committee and Sweeney the other," Sloan said According to CSUF executive vice president Bill Holmes, who made the ultimate decision to hire Sweeney, the committee Sweeney carried was the on- campus committee. It then follows that the off campus committee, heavily weighted with foundation members, voted in favor of Sloan. If, as rumor had it, the foundation orchestrated the return to power of Sweeney, why was the off-campus vote for Sloan? The recommendation Dr. Wilcox took to Holmes was for Sloan. In perhaps an unprecedented move, Holmes over¬ rode the recommendation in favor of Sweeney. Was pressure brought to bear by the foundation on Holmes to make the Sweeney decision? 'Absolutely not," said Holmes. "My attitude is just that if it is an internal matter, the decision should be made internally. It's improper for an outside organization to join in that decision," he said. Holmes said his decision was based partly on the fact that the on-campus committee voted for Sweeney. "The straw vote was very close," he said. 'Since ft was an on campus matter, we should give prime consideration to the campus committee. * There were other factors, however. In reviewing the two finalists' qualifica¬ tions, Holmes found that Sloan had coached at the college level for three years and not at CSUF's division level. .Sloan had been away from coaching for seven years, according to Holmes. Sweeney, on the other hand, Holmes said, has coached for about 30 years at CSUF level or higher. 'He is proven able to produce and is a man with great influence with other coaches and the NCAA," Holmes said. He added, "It was an extremely simple decision" when you compare the qualifications of the two men. The decision to fire Padilla was made on a recommendation from Dr. Wilcox. Holmes said he contacted different people on and off campus, but that it was "strictly an in-house decision." He received no phone calls complaining of Padilla, but received phone calls after the decision was made to fire him, most¬ ly supporting the decision. Holmes also 'It was an extremely simple decision' when you compare qualifications acknowledged that he received phone calls advising him which replacement for Padilla to pick. "Numerically, more people were for Sweeney," he said. Holmes said he was unable to remember how many of those phone calls were from foundation members. There were phone calls from founda¬ tion members for Sweeney but "ex¬ tremely active people in the foundation phoned for Sloan too," Holmes said. In any case, Holmes added, "certainly there was no endorsement of either can¬ didate by the foundation.' Sloan echoed Holmes claim. "People confuse private opinion (of foundation members) with the 'opinion of the or¬ ganization itself," he said. The Wilcox recommendation to fire Padilla, according to Wilcox, was to¬ tally of his own accord. "The sad thing is that the Bulldog Foundation got credit for that but it isn' t a solid assump¬ tion. The Bulldog Foundation got undue credit," Wilcox said. If there were no official attempts by the foundation to influence university decision makers, were there unofficial efforts? Editorial New Collegian for the 80s As you are thumbing through the pages of this semester's first issue of the Daily Collegian, you may have noticed some basic changes in' format. Our news policy for this semester will not only consist of campus-related news but also stories concerning Fresno and the valley. We also hope to localize national and international issues by interviewing professors on campus who have a particular interest or expertise in world events. The Friday-Weekend edition will consist of feature stories, a calendar of com¬ munity and campus events, various columns written by professors on subjects like crime prevention, wine tasting, nutrition, health and exer¬ cise, and photography, and movie, restaurant and album reviews. Throughout the week, we hope to have strong editorials and commen¬ taries dealing not only with campus news but also local, state, national and world events. We think you as readers will enjoy this new, diverse format of the Daily Collegian. We look forward to informing you and contributing to your educational experience at CSUF. Dr. Wilcox acknowledged that "a lot of people in the community wondered if he (Padilla) was going to be able to fill the stadium.* 'I didn't hibernate,* he said "In social circles you hear them out.' "I 'dstay awake tonight If I told you I didn't listen to anyone,*. Wilcox said. He maintained, however, that he acted dut of his own convictions. 'Look at the total number of Bulldog Foundation members. There are about 3,000. There were 15,000 people at the San Diego game. So I recognize a lot of people aren' t Bulldog Foundation mem¬ bers," Wilcox said. He listens to them also he added. Wilcox estimated that his involvement in the community is split 50/50 between foundation members and non-members He insisted that there was no arm twisting by foundation associates to fire Padilla. *l made a recommendation but got all the credit (for the Padilla firing),* Wilcox said. The ultimate decision to fire Padilla was made by Holmes. What power then does the foundation have? "It's an implied power," said Arsen Marsoobian, former executive director of the foundation. "They could not run the sports program without the Bulldog Foundation's financial support." To illustrate his point Marsoobian quoted CSUF basketball coach Boyd Grant, who reportedly said "every coach should Understand that when you take money in support of your program, the donor has something to say about how it' s spent " This means, Marsoobian said, that "if he (the donor) likes blue uniforms and if you take his $100,000, you've got to recognize that at the minimum you have to tell him why you have to use white uniforms." Marsoobian said that the entire Padilla controversy avoids a very crucial issue. The foundation's organizational structure is in need of scrutiny, he said "It (the foundation) just grew without any thought or direction," Marsoobian said. The power structure is a "monster" that is non-representative, he said. The organization's bylaws set terms of office, but officers can serve "until they are asked to leave," Marsoobian said. The leadership is self sustaining because people are appointed to the board of trustees by people who are already on it and there is no voting by the general membership, according to Marsoobian. "When a person gets in office, he just kind of stays," Marsoobian said, referring to board of trustee positions. As an example of the unrepresentative nature of the foundation leadership, Marsoobian cited a tradition that vir¬ tually allows an outgoing president to handpickhis successor. "It's a tight knit group, * Marsoobian said. The entire question of foundation pow¬ er may be moot, however, if it can't even exert enough influence to ensure how its money is spent by the uni¬ versity. Most donations to the foundation go to the organization's general fund from which monies are provided in accor¬ dance with a budget drawn up by the athletic director. It is he who says how much money goes to each sport. Often a donor will designate a sport he wants his money to go to. However, if the amount of monies gathered for one sport exceeds what the athletic di¬ rector has budgeted, that money goes to the general fund, according to Sloan He said this is necessary because there is a possibility that money for that extra tennis scholarship, for instance, will be fine to net a freshman started. But if the same amount of money is not available for the next three years, the student is left high and dry. Also, Sloan said, there are limits set by the university and the NCAA on how many scholarships can be afforded one sport. The NCAA limit for basketball scholarships, for instance, is 15 If more money is designated for basketball than is allowed for by the NCAA and the extra scholarships are provided, the school is subject to NCAA discipline While the question of whether the boosters wield undue power may never be fully resolved, it seems clear that at least in the cases of the Padilla firing and ■ the Sweeney re-hiring no instance of real pressure being brought to bear is evident. It may be simply as Marsoobian said 'It's,easy for individuals.to have their opi. ons known to decision makers' at the many cocktail parties and other social events, he said. "No one said Bob has to go or my money goes," he added "No one would "do that. They have too much class " It may also be as Sloan said, 'You must draw the distinction between listening and being dictated to,' he said Sloan's inference is that between the university and the foundation, the uni¬ versity only listens but is not bound to follow foundation directives. Editor's note Because Daily Collegian staff members, like all CSUF students, are going through a transitionary period during the first week of school, we will be published only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week. Daily publication will resume the second week of school the Daily Collegian Founded in 1922 The Daiij Collegian is published by ihe Associ¬ ated Students of California Sun- University Fresno, slid the newspaper's staff Opinions ex¬ pressed are [hose of the author! Editor-in-Chief Mori Arax Managing Editor; Ricardo Pimtntet Associate Editor News: Karen tiapekx Associate Editor Production: Margaret finnan Sports Editor: Linda Marly , Photo Editor: Qreg Tratt Reporters: Matt Alger, Dick Ashjian. Doug Bunnel. Tom Brisscm, Cathy Cantthers, Ru:hard Eberle. Bill Erysian, Judy House. Mike Miyamoto. Brad Potiin. Steve Schmidt. Tony Strtens Kerry Watkins, Pete Woodaide Photographers; George Aguirre. John Bits Jim Keeney, John Walker Bunnell Manager Douglas Den Hartog Atsistant Business Manager: Sue Goi>ra Advertising Manager: Jim Lowe Assistant Advertising Manager: Deruir Strain Production Manager: Wayne Agner Assistant Production Manager: Caitie Fttterman Advertising Sales Jan Fowler Staff: Donna Kant*. Shawn Hutchinson. Chmtina GiannopouUs. Dan Pilford, Tim Hut Utters to Um editor arc welcomed Tim Daily Collegian reserves the right to edit the letters Sub¬ mission does not ffuarute*, pubijeaLan The Daily CoiUgian 's offices are looted id the KaaU Campus Bldg. on the CSV, Fresno campus Editorial: (2091 487-MM; Butiness/Adi-ertuiZ 120*) «7-22M. * The Daily Collegian U ■ member of the California InlweoDajliU i-tsm Asportation (CIPAI. |